EMT-JBL MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
When treating a patient who is trapped in a vehicle and
covered with broken glass, it is best to wear:
a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex gloves
b.)latex gloves with thick leather gloves underneath
c.)Firefighter gloves only, to perseve manual dexterity.
d.)Thick firefighter gloves over two pairs of latex gloves -
ANSWER - >a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex
gloves
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an
EMT should be able to:
a.) adminster epinephrine via the subcutaneous route
b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c.) insert a perioheral IV line and infuse fluids.
d.) interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly -
ANSWER - >b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed
medications
You are transporting a 40-year old male with respiratory
distress. The patient tells you that he recently had a positive
tuberculosis (TB) skin test and is currently being evaluated for
possible TB. You should:
a.) apply a nasal cannula on the patient and a sterile surgical
mask on yourself.
,b.) apply a sterile surgical mask on yourself and a HEPA
respirator on a patient
c.) remain at least 3 feet away from the patient and apply a
surgical mask on him.
d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-
effciency particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself. -
ANSWER - >d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and
a high-effciency particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself.
While transporting a woman with diabetes, you should
inadvertently give oral glucose even though her blood glucose
level was high. You reassess the patient and note that her
condition did not change; she remained stable.
You should:
a.) notify law enforcement so they can file an incident report.
b.) contact medical control and notify them of the error.
c.) document the error and report it to your supervisor
exclude this intervention from the PCR because it did not harm
the patient. - ANSWER - >b.) contact medical control and notify
them of the error.
The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the
EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient care does not
occur until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the
hospital
b.) gives oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
c.) gives a radio report to the recieving medical facility
,d.) informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency
department - ANSWER - >b.) gives oral report to the emergency
room physician or nurse.
The compliance-monitoring component of an infection control
plan should:
a.) address issues such as medical waste collection, storage,
and ambulance disinfection
b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and
why it is important
c.) consist of a list of tasks that pose a risk for contact with
blood or other body fluids.
d.) identify who to notify after an exposure and where
treatment should be provided - ANSWER - >b.) ensure that
employees understand what they should do and why it is
important
As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and
symptoms of cumulative stress:
a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
b.) usually manifest suddenly and without warning.
c.) cannot be identified and can cause health problems.
d.) are most effectively treated with medications - ANSWER -
>a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
publication of:
a.) the Emergency Medical Services Act
b.) Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
, c.) Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of
Modern Society
d.) the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and
Dying. - ANSWER - >Accidental Death and Disability: The
neglected Disease of Modern Society
You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-
aged female in cardiac arrest. Because of the remote
geographic location, you are unable to contact medical control.
What should you do?
a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
b.) Make continous attempts to contact medical control.
c.) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation.
d.) Perform CPR only and intiate immediate ransport. - ANSWER
- >a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
You and your partner respond to a residence of a 66-year old
male with shortness of breath. As you are assessing the patient,
his wife tells you that he was recently diagnosed with lung
cancer. The patient is verbally abusive and tells you that failure
of the health care system caused his disease. Which stage of
the greiving process is the patient's behavior consistent with?
a.) Anger
b.) Depression
c.) Denial
d.) Bargaining - ANSWER - >a.) Anger
When considering his or her personal life, it is important for the
EMT to realize that:
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
When treating a patient who is trapped in a vehicle and
covered with broken glass, it is best to wear:
a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex gloves
b.)latex gloves with thick leather gloves underneath
c.)Firefighter gloves only, to perseve manual dexterity.
d.)Thick firefighter gloves over two pairs of latex gloves -
ANSWER - >a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex
gloves
According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an
EMT should be able to:
a.) adminster epinephrine via the subcutaneous route
b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed medications
c.) insert a perioheral IV line and infuse fluids.
d.) interpret a basic (ECG) rhythm and treat accordingly -
ANSWER - >b.) assist a patient with certain prescribed
medications
You are transporting a 40-year old male with respiratory
distress. The patient tells you that he recently had a positive
tuberculosis (TB) skin test and is currently being evaluated for
possible TB. You should:
a.) apply a nasal cannula on the patient and a sterile surgical
mask on yourself.
,b.) apply a sterile surgical mask on yourself and a HEPA
respirator on a patient
c.) remain at least 3 feet away from the patient and apply a
surgical mask on him.
d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and a high-
effciency particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself. -
ANSWER - >d.) apply a nonrebreathing mask on the patient and
a high-effciency particulate air (HEPA) respirator on yourself.
While transporting a woman with diabetes, you should
inadvertently give oral glucose even though her blood glucose
level was high. You reassess the patient and note that her
condition did not change; she remained stable.
You should:
a.) notify law enforcement so they can file an incident report.
b.) contact medical control and notify them of the error.
c.) document the error and report it to your supervisor
exclude this intervention from the PCR because it did not harm
the patient. - ANSWER - >b.) contact medical control and notify
them of the error.
The official transfer of patient care does not occur until the
EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient care does not
occur until the EMT:
a.) notifies the admitting clerk of the patient's arrival at the
hospital
b.) gives oral report to the emergency room physician or nurse.
c.) gives a radio report to the recieving medical facility
,d.) informs dispatch of the patient's arrival at the emergency
department - ANSWER - >b.) gives oral report to the emergency
room physician or nurse.
The compliance-monitoring component of an infection control
plan should:
a.) address issues such as medical waste collection, storage,
and ambulance disinfection
b.) ensure that employees understand what they should do and
why it is important
c.) consist of a list of tasks that pose a risk for contact with
blood or other body fluids.
d.) identify who to notify after an exposure and where
treatment should be provided - ANSWER - >b.) ensure that
employees understand what they should do and why it is
important
As an EMT, it is important to remember that the signs and
symptoms of cumulative stress:
a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
b.) usually manifest suddenly and without warning.
c.) cannot be identified and can cause health problems.
d.) are most effectively treated with medications - ANSWER -
>a.) may not be obvious or present all the time.
EMS as we know it today had its origins in 1966 with the
publication of:
a.) the Emergency Medical Services Act
b.) Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured.
, c.) Accidental Death and Disability: The neglected Disease of
Modern Society
d.) the Department of Transportation's White Paper: Death and
Dying. - ANSWER - >Accidental Death and Disability: The
neglected Disease of Modern Society
You and your partner are attempting to resuscitate a middle-
aged female in cardiac arrest. Because of the remote
geographic location, you are unable to contact medical control.
What should you do?
a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
b.) Make continous attempts to contact medical control.
c.) Ask the husband if he wants to continue resuscitation.
d.) Perform CPR only and intiate immediate ransport. - ANSWER
- >a.) Follow locally established protocols or standing orders
You and your partner respond to a residence of a 66-year old
male with shortness of breath. As you are assessing the patient,
his wife tells you that he was recently diagnosed with lung
cancer. The patient is verbally abusive and tells you that failure
of the health care system caused his disease. Which stage of
the greiving process is the patient's behavior consistent with?
a.) Anger
b.) Depression
c.) Denial
d.) Bargaining - ANSWER - >a.) Anger
When considering his or her personal life, it is important for the
EMT to realize that:
